SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy charged with the murder of Sonya Massey, will stay behind bars even longer.
Grayson will stay in jail until the Supreme Court decides if they are taking the case. If the court takes up the case, Grayson would also remain in jail until the justices issue a ruling.
“The mandate of the appellate court is stayed pending disposition of the State’s petition for leave to appeal, and if the petition for leave to appeal is allowed, until disposition of the appeal,” the court ruled Tuesday.
Sonya Massey’s father speaks out after appellate court says Grayson should be released pre-trial
The state’s appellate court ruled previously Grayson’s detention violates the SAFE-T Act. They stayed an injunction to release him on Jan. 2.
Grayson is charged with the murder of Sonya Massey , a Black woman, who called 911 to her home on July 6 for reports of a prowler . Grayson responded to the call, but ended up shooting Massey in the head after she moved a pot of boiling water from her stove .